Punjabi Letters & Alphabet Guide

Gurmukhi vowels, consonants, and numbers with English pronunciation

About Gurmukhi Script: Punjabi is commonly written in Gurmukhi in India. Gurmukhi is an abugida with vowel signs and consonant letters, written from left to right.
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Punjabi Vowels

GurmukhiTransliterationPronunciation
ashort a
aaas in father
ias in sit
iias in see
uas in put
uuas in food
eas in they
aias in cat/air
oas in go
auas in cow

Punjabi Consonants

GurmukhiTransliterationPronunciation
kak as in kite
khaaspirated kh
gag as in go
ghaaspirated gh
chach as in chair
chhaaspirated chh
jaj as in jar
jhaaspirated jh
taretroflex t
tharetroflex th
daretroflex d
dharetroflex dh
naretroflex n
tadental t
thadental th
dadental d
dhadental dh
nan as in not
pap as in pen
phaph / f sound
bab as in bat
bhaaspirated bh
mam as in man
yay sound
rar sound
lal sound
vav / w sound
sas sound
hah sound

Punjabi Numbers

NumberGurmukhi NumeralPunjabi Word
0ਸਿਫਰ
1ਇੱਕ
2ਦੋ
3ਤਿੰਨ
4ਚਾਰ
5ਪੰਜ
10੧੦ਦਸ

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